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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. By surface analysis, przeciwny + -ik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pr̝ɛt͡ɕivɲik/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /pr̝ɛt͡ɕivɲik/
Noun
przeciwnik m ?
- adversary; opponent (one who is against; who resists)
- enemy (one who is the opposite of a friend to someone)
- (specifically) Satan
- (law) opposing side in a court case; opponent
Descendants
References
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish przeciwnik. By surface analysis, przeciwny + -ik.
Pronunciation
Noun
przeciwnik m pers (female equivalent przeciwniczka)
- adversary; opponent
- enemy (one who is the opposite of a friend to someone)
- competitor (person against whom one is competing, e.g. in a sport)
- (law) opposing side in a court case; opponent
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- przeciwnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- przeciwnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “przeciwnik”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish przeciwnik. By surface analysis, przeciwny + -ik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʂɛˈt͡ɕivɲik/
- Rhymes: -ivɲik
- Syllabification: prze‧ciw‧nik
Noun
przeciwnik m pers
- adversary; opponent; enemy
Further reading